bad luck to the rolling water
bad luck to the rolling water

bad luck to the rolling water easy guitar chords by Lankum

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  • Verse 1
    Bad 
    luck 
    to 
    the rolling 
    water, 

    bad 
    luck 
    to the 
    salty 
    brine, 

    only 
    had 
    the 
    one 
    true 
    love, 

    she swore 
    she 
    would 
    be mine. 

    Now 
    she’s gone 
    and 
    left 
    me 

    and 
    wandered 
    far 
    away, 

    Left 
    me 
    crying 
    here 
    beside 
    the 

    water

    Verse 2

    Well 
    Nancy 
    Doyle 
    it 
    was 
    her 
    name, 

    she 
    was 
    a fine 
    young 
    lady, 

    Un
    til 
    she 
    sailed 
    away 
    from 
    me 

    and she 
    almost 
    drove 
    me 
    crazy. 

    Well 
    Nancy 
    came 
    from 
    Dublin 
    town, 

    right 
    beside 
    the 
    Poddle, 

    ‘Til o’er the sea 
    away 
    from 
    me 

    she 
    chanced 
    all 
    for 
    to 
    toddle. 

    Verse 3
    Bad 
    luck 
    to the 
    rolling 
    water, 

    bad 
    luck 
    to the 
    salty 
    brine, 

    only 
    had 
    the 
    one 
    true 
    love, 

    she 
    swore 
    she 
    would 
    be 
    mine. 

    Now 
    she’s gone 
    and 
    left 
    me 

    and 
    wandered 
    far 
    away, 

    Left 
    me 
    crying 
    here 
    beside 
    the 
    water

    Verse 4
    Her 
    eyes 
    were wild 
    and 
    shone 
    bright 
    blue, 

    her 
    laugh 
    was 
    full 
    and 
    hearty, 

    Her 
    hu
    mour 
    droll, 

    the 
    life 
    and 
    soul 
    and 
    centre 
    of every 
    party. 

    She could 
    drink 
    a pint 
    of 
    whiskey 

    all 
    straight 
    from 
    the 
    can, 

    When 
    the night 
    was 
    done 
    and 
    dusted 

    it 
    was 
    then 
    she’d hold 
    my 
    hand. 

    Verse 5
    Bad 
    luck 
    to the 
    rolling 
    water, 

    bad 
    luck 
    to the 
    salty 
    brine, 

    only 
    had 
    the 
    one 
    true 
    love, 

    she 
    swore 
    she 
    would 
    be 
    mine. 

    Now 
    she’s gone 
    and 
    left 
    me 

    and 
    wandered 
    far 
    away, 

    Left 
    me 
    crying 
    here 
    be
    side 
    the 
    water. 

    Verse 6
    She 
    might 
    not have 
    been 
    Aurora, 

    a Flor
    or 
    Diana, 

    But she 
    sang 
    songs 
    in the 
    back 
    tap 

    room 
    along 
    to the 
    ould piana. 

    She was 
    not 
    Euternatia, nor 

    was 
    she 
    Venus 
    bright, 

    But 
    she 
    could 
    drink 
    much 
    more 
    than 

    you 
    and 
    beat 
    you 
    in a 
    fight

    Bad 
    Verse 7
    luck 
    to the 
    rolling 
    water, 

    bad 
    luck 
    to the 
    salty 
    brine, 

    only 
    had 
    the 
    one 
    true 
    love, 

    she 
    swore 
    she 
    would 
    be 
    mine. 

    Now 
    she’s gone 
    and 
    left 
    me 

    and 
    wandered 
    far 
    away, 

    Left 
    me 
    crying 
    here 
    be
    side 
    the 
    water

    Verse 8
    Well 
    there 
    she was 
    at 
    work 
    one 
    day 

    pre
    tending 
    to 
    be sober, 

    When 
    up 
    there steps 
    dandy 
    gent 

    all 
    for 
    to look 
    her 
    over. 

    He says 
    ‘I have 
    an 
    offer 
    - I 
    think 

    you’ll find 
    it 
    grand! 

    We’ll
    sail 
    away 
    upon 
    the sea 

    smuggling 
    contraband.’ 

    Verse 9
    Bad 
    luck 
    to the 
    rolling 
    water, 

    bad 
    luck 
    to the 
    salty 
    brine, 

    only 
    had 
    the 
    one 
    true 
    love, 

    she swore 
    she 
    would 
    be 
    mine. 

    Now 
    she’s gone 
    and 
    left 
    me 

    and 
    wandered 
    far 
    away, 

    Left 
    me 
    crying 
    here 
    be

    side 
    the 
    water

    Verse 10
    What 
    could I 
    say, 

    what 
    could 
    I do? 
    It was 
    more 
    than 
    could 
    offer, 

    had 
    to 
    let 
    her spread 
    her 
    wings, 

    couldn’t try 
    to 
    stop 
    her, 

    Now 
    she 
    collects 
    fine 
    diamonds 

    vases 
    and antique 
    rugs, 

    With 
    all 
    the 
    bags 
    of 
    money 
    that 
    she 

    makes 
    from 
    dealing 
    drugs. 

    Verse 11
    Bad 
    luck 
    to the 
    rolling 
    water, 

    bad 
    luck 
    to the 
    salty 
    brine, 

    only 
    had 
    the 
    one 
    true 
    love, 

    she swore 
    she 
    would 
    be 
    mine. 

    Now 
    she’s gone 
    and 
    left 
    me 

    and 
    wandered 
    far 
    away, 

    Left 
    me 
    crying 
    here 
    beside 
    the 
    water

    Interlude 1



    Verse 12
    Oh 
    Nancy, 
    dearest 
    Nancy, 

    one 
    thousand 
    times 
    adieu, 

    I’ll ne’er forget 
    ‘til my 
    dying 
    breath 

    the times 
    spent 
    with 
    you. 

    Though 
    now 
    I’m old 
    and 
    feeble 

    and 
    shaking 
    on 
    each 
    knee, 

    If 
    ever 
    you 
    come 
    this 
    way 
    again 

    we’ll go 
    upon 
    a spree. 

    Bad 
    Verse 13
    luck 
    to the 
    rolling 
    water, 

    bad 
    luck 
    to the 
    salty 
    brine, 

    only 
    had 
    the 
    one 
    true 
    love, 

    she swore 
    she 
    would 
    be 
    mine. 

    Now 
    she’s gone 
    and 
    left 
    me 

    and 
    wandered 
    far 
    away, 

    Left 
    me 
    crying 
    here 
    beside 

    the 
    water


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